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1 <br /> APPROVED 6/7/22 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> JOINT MEETING WITH <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> April 28, 2022 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint meeting with the Orange County <br /> Board of Education and Chapel-Hill Carrboro Board of Education on Thursday, April 28, 2022 <br /> at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, <br /> and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Earl McKee (arrived at 7:07 <br /> pm), and Anna Richards <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Vice-Chair Rani Dasi, and <br /> Board Members George Griffin, Riza Jenkins, Ashton Powell, and Michael Sharp <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Chair Deon Temne and <br /> Jillian La Serna <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS (CHCCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Dr. <br /> Nyah Hamlett <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT: Chair Carrie Doyle, Vice-Chair <br /> Brenda Stephens, and Board Members Will Atherton, Bonnie Hauser, and Sarah Smylie <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Hillary MacKenzie and Jennifer Moore <br /> ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS (OCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Dr. Monique Felder, <br /> Deputy Superintendent Kathleen Dawson, Deputy Superintendent of Operations Patrick Abele <br /> FACILITATOR: Will Dudenhausen <br /> Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> Chair Price welcomed the members of the Orange County Schools (OCS) Board of <br /> Education, Chapel-Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Board of Education, and staff. She <br /> reviewed the agenda and introduced Will Dudenhausen, the facilitator for the joint meeting. <br /> Will Dudenhausen led a group icebreaker. Members of the Boards of Education, Board <br /> of Commissioners, and staff introduced themselves as they participated. <br /> Following the icebreaker, Will Dudenhausen went over the agenda for the meeting. <br /> Commissioner McKee arrived at 7:07 pm. <br /> Will Dudenhausen invited the CHCCS Board of Education Vice-Chair, Rani Dasi to <br /> make opening comments. <br /> Rani Dasi thanked the Board of County Commissioners, OCS Board of Education, <br /> CHCCS Board of Education and staff for coming together to discuss education in Orange <br /> County. She noted that Chair Deon Temne could not be present for the meeting. She discussed <br />